On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 5:28 AM, Anne-Marie Mahfouf <
annemarie.mahfouf@free.fr> wrote:
Hi,
It looks you did not get a GSoC but we think such an application is needed =
in
KDE-Edu.
Do you have plans to still work on it and do you need help doing so? We wou=
ld
be happy hosting the code in playground/edu and start KDEify it!
Best regards,
Anne-Marie
Le Friday 21 March 2008 11:22:41 pm Cheetah, vous avez =E9crit :
> Hello,
>
> Since I'm new here, I'll first introduce myself: I'm Woute=
r Haffmans, a 23
> year old student Computer Science at the University of Technology Eind=
hoven
> (in the Netherlands). I want to submit a proposal for GSoC next =
week, with
> a new suggestion for KDE Edu, which will hopefully get me involved in =
the
> KDE community. So far I've only been following development, and I =
think
> it's time for me to start actively participating. GSoC seems to be=
the
> perfect opportunity. So, here's the idea:
>
> In the past I've made a small and simple drawing application as a =
high
> school assignment. The target group were young children who are not ab=
le to
> use a computer mouse all too well yet. That assignment was made in Del=
phi.
> As I myself have a son now, I decided to remake that application to Qt=
4.
> Part of it is done, but it still needs lots of work and improvement.
>
> I want to submit KidDraw (which is its very original name) as GSoC pro=
ject
> to help KDE Edu to something new and unique. I think it fits KDE Edu b=
est
> since it helps kids learn how to use the mouse and explore their creat=
ivity
> in a fun way, though I suppose it could also fit in KDE Graphics... I&=
#39;m not
> entirely sure about that.
>
> This has been done for KidDraw so far (see
> http://svn.simply-life.net/KidDraw/trunk/ for the current code):
> The UI is simple, kid-friendly. It already shows the canvas, which is<=
br>
> QGraphics based. The "live" rendering is done on an extra ca=
ched QImage
> though (like the Qt scribbly example), as that seemed to perform much<=
br>
> better in my tests. Drawing is done by clicking any mouse button (not =
just
> the left one). On the left and right the color palette is shown: simpl=
y
> hovering the mouse over a color will select it. The same goes for the =
line
> widths, which can be picked at the bottom. The buttons are big and thu=
s
> easy to hit.
>
> The canvas also already supports the loading of a background image, wh=
ich
> can be used for coloring sheets as well as connect-the-dots like stuff=
.
>
> Tasks that would be for GSoC:
> - KDEify KidDraw, it's just a Qt app now. It already uses CMake, b=
ut other
> than that it's all just Qt 4.
>
> - When changing a palette, the lines that were already drawn will need=
to
> change colors as well.
>
> - Allow saving and reloading of pictures. All line items will need to<=
br>
> remain intact (because of the palette changes).
>
> - Create "Image Pickers" at the top of the canvas, which sho=
w thumbnails of
> saved images. Clicking one loads the image into the canvas, and also s=
aves
> the canvas image to that slot. This way a child doesn't need to kn=
ow about
> files or filenames.
>
> - Make a big "Clear" button to clear the canvas.
>
> - Custom color palettes, possibly with HotNewStuff integration.
>
> - Export images, saving them to a PNG/JPG/SVG file on disk. This is
> something parents probably will need to help with, so its UI can be mo=
re
> "complicated" (i.e. a menu).
>
> - Printing support to print the canvas image.
>
> - UI to load background images.
>
> - UI for editing (and creating new) color palettes.
>
> - Settings panel, especially with settings on when clicking/dragging i=
s
> necessary (for younger kids clicking to toggle the pen up/down may be<=
br>
> better than having to drag with the mouse pressed, etc).
>
> - Option to set a picture as desktop background. I'm not exactly s=
ure how
> feasable it is to make this cross platform, considering obvious differ=
ences
> between Plasma, Windows and OS X.
>
> - A "Color Sheet" mode, which makes a click on the canvas fi=
ll the area
> with the selected color rather than drawing lines.
>
> - If there's more time: a "Connect the dots" mode, which=
requires the user
> to draw lines from dot to dot (again using polygons as the points of t=
he
> dots). Once all dots have been connected, KidDraw could switch to Colo=
r
> Sheet mode to allow filling of the drawn lines. To add a "surpris=
e" effect,
> the dots that do not need to be connected yet (e.g. dots 3 and higher =
at
> the start) could remain hidden until they need to be visible.
>
> Altogether I think there is more than enough to be done during the thr=
ee
> months of GSoC, but more suggestions, ideas, criticism, advice etc. is=
more
> than welcome before I submit my GSoC application.
>
> Wouter
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